2026
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Vimal Ramanuj, Adam M. Aaron, Aftab Hussain
The Materials Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) is a facility enabling the study of the effects of fusion reactor-like plasma conditions on materials. The system experiences high heat flux primarily by radiation from the plasma, which makes the design of plasma-facing components (PFC) …
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2026
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2025
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Earle Edmund Burkhardt, Robert C. Duckworth, Mike Kaufman, Adam M. Aaron et autres
The magnet system for the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) provides the necessary field profile to enable radio-frequency (rf) source and heating along the length in order to meet the desired key performance parameters (KPPs) at the target area. In addition to …
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2025
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Adam M. Aaron, Kirby Logan
INTRODUCTION The Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment 1 (MPEX) is a linear plasma device developed to study plasma-material interactions (PMI) under conditions relevant to future fusion reactors. Components intended for use in fusion environments are subjected to high-density plasma bombardment to evaluate their …
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Adam M. Aaron, G. Ted Boyd, Aravind Shanmugasundaram, Vivek M. Rao et autres
The Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) is a steady-state linear plasma device designed to expose neutron-irradiated materials to fusion divertor prototypic plasma conditions to perform plasma-material interaction (PMI) studies. The MPEX device will be capable of ion fluxes of 1025 m−2s−1, power …
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2023
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Adam M. Aaron
A gasket assembly for attaching a window to a panel opening includes an inner frame, an outer frame, and an elastic material connecting the inner frame to the outer frame. The elastic material extends contiguously and circumferentially to couple the outer frame …
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2023
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Mushtaque Hussain, V.V.S. Kesava Rao, N. Branch, Travis Gray et autres
The Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is in the final design phase. MPEX will be capable of exposing neutron-irradiated materials to plasmas for the study of plasma-material interaction. This facility will provide information about the complex effects …
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2023
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Adrian S. Sabau, Mushtaque Hussain, F. Gallo, Adam M. Aaron
The Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) project seeks to design a steady-state linear plasma facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory that will be used to study plasma-material interactions (PMIs) at fusion prototypic levels, supporting the evaluation and development of materials for the …
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2023
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Jonathan Perry, Adam M. Aaron, Chris Stone, Arnold Lumsdaine
The Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) vacuum pumping system is responsible for creating prototypic conditions in the plasma material interaction chamber that mimic those in a fusion reactor divertor region. Additionally, the vacuum system needs to minimize the pressure in the plasma …
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2023
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J. Rapp, Arnold Lumsdaine, Adam M. Aaron, T. M. Biewer et autres
The Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) has completed its design phase. MPEX will be a unique facility to investigate plasma material interactions (PMIs) under fusion prototypic divertor conditions in steady state. This includes plasma exposure conditions expected in a fusion reactor divertor. …
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2022
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Mushtaque Hussain, N. Branch, Vimal Ramanuj, Brian P. Williams et autres
The Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) device is a steady-state linear plasma device currently in the final design phase at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This device will reach ion fluences up to$10^{31}\,\,\text{m}^{-2}$and will be used to expose neutron-irradiated materials to divertor-relevant …
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2022
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Mushtaque Hussain, Nate See, Francesca Gallo, Adam M. Aaron et autres
The Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) device is a linear plasma device developed to perform plasma material interaction experiments under the conditions prototypic of a fusion reactor divertor. MPEX has multiple systems that must be precisely aligned to the plasma axis, including …
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